Hi there!
Nathalie with you today to continue with this week's sketch inspiration. A sketch is an easy and fast way to put a layout together, as it works as a blueprint for your imagination. Let's check the sketch (provided by Brianna) one more time:
I just love the shapes she has used in the sketch, and decided to shrink it for my layout, featuring To the Moon collection:
I wanted to bring the elements of the sketch as the focus of the layout, so I decided to shrink the sketch so that it fits inside a 8.5x11 white cardstock page. This just makes anything that is inside the large circle of the page the focus of the layout, while giving me space to play with paper.
I started by cutting out a 6" circle from the top of the white cardstock, and hand stitched a small frame around it. I chose a color of embroidery floss that matches the color of my nephew's suit. Once I was done with the stitching, I backed the space with the Daily Details paper.
I glued the entire page then to the center of the Imagine paper. I left the edge of the white paper clean so that it pops from the background, but considered adding a handstitched edge, too. Simplicity won this time around, though!
I used two 2x3 photos (I layered pieces of paper from To The Moon collection behind them), and placed them as per the sketch. Here, I cut a 4" circle from Little Explorer paper, and a 3.5" circle from the Out Of This World paper. I handstitched around each circle with matching embroidery floss. I follow the sketch, and tucked the circles under the photos, then proceeded to embellish it all
I used the puffy stars, and doohickey stars and hearts from the collection to add the stars around the photos and circles. I am using Heart Hugs to bring in more texture and tie all the clusters together. The To the Moon Chipboard stickers had the perfect sentiment for my title. All that was left was to add a few drops of black ink, and the journaling.
I hope this inspires you to take a chance with the sketch. You are going to be amazed at how easy your layout will come together using the sketch as inspiration!
XO
BELLA BLVD supplies:
TO THE MOON collection: Patterned paper, puffy stickers, Doohickey stickers, chipboard stickers
Heart Hugs collection: Big Boy
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